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About Allie & west & West

We are a responsible, reliable couple who enjoy a quiet life and are experienced international house and pet sitters. We are well accustomed to a broad range of pets, from dogs and cats through to guinea pigs, lizards, snakes, mice, kangaroos, goats, sheep, lambs (requiring a lot of bottle feeding), deer, cows, chickens, owls, rabbits, turtles, ...

We are a responsible, reliable couple who enjoy a quiet life and are experienced international house and pet sitters. We are well accustomed to a broad range of pets, from dogs and cats through to guinea pigs, lizards, snakes, mice, kangaroos, goats, sheep, lambs (requiring a lot of bottle feeding), deer, cows, chickens, owls, rabbits, turtles, tropical fish, peacocks, finches, and parrots. We've had pets all of our lives except for a few years when renting. As we're both health buffs and keen on walking and running, we love taking pets out for long walks.

Allie's career was deeply entrenched in the corporate world, owning an Organisational Consulting firm with a large statewide contract for many years. West's career shifted from the health industry into internet marketing for the past 10 years, having worked with some of the biggest names in the field. Not too long ago we made some purposeful decisions around creating our life by design to pursue one of our areas of passion: health. We now manufacture top of the line nutraceuticals in the US with virtual staff across the world, with online distribution and marketing. We also have a number of other business interests (all virtual) enabling us to travel and work. It's great fun and as long as we have a decent internet connection we can work from anywhere. We both love travel, culture, business, animals, nature & the outdoors, health & fitness, and are foodies. Allie also loves the arts, history, gardening, cooking, and music. West is particularly passionate about tennis and golf.

We have done quite a number of recent sits not listed on our trusted house sitters timeline (through other contact/sites) including Greece (2016), Singapore (2017, our 3rd time pet sitting for this couple) and Bangkok (2 house sits so far in 2017).

Why we want to house sit

After a hectic career with a lot of work in the corporate environment, we have redesigned our lives so that our work is location independent and we take ‘mini-retirements’ when we need to recharge. We have also realised that both of us living and working from home also means we need to mix it up when we can. We do not have children, so we have focused on career, friends, family and travel.

We find as a tourist it is impossible to really get to know a place or to see anything more than the major attractions listed in the travel guide. We prefer really experiencing our new location and live like a local making unexpected discoveries, not having to rush, and chatting to the locals.

Caring for someone’s home rather than vacationing in a crowded resort that completely lacks character allows us to experience being part of a community, enabling us to relax whilst bringing the meaning to ‘home away from home’. We know it’s an absolute privilege to be entrusted with someone’s valued possessions, previous home and family fur-members and we are always respectful and never take this for granted. House sitting is incredibly fulfilling as we love animals, meeting new people, travel, adventures and helping others out.

Our experience

We have looked after a range of domestic and farm animals, including everything from farms to duplexes, houses, cottages and in a mixture of rural, isolated, and city settings.

Allie had a wonderful upbringing on a farm, handling sheep, dogs, chickens, goats, cows, and assisting with the deer farm. The girl may have left the country, but the country has not left the girl as she is resourceful, loves nature and big open spaces, appreciate country values, and adores animals or all sorts. West and Allie travel back to the family farm in rural New South Wales whenever possible to help out with shearing, drenching, crutching, fencing, lambing, bushfires…or whatever else is happening!

Being home owners (and renovators), bed and breakfast operators, and long-time rental properties owners we:• Have an understanding of the value that an owner has on their property; • Are house proud and love a clean well-kept environment• What makes a great guest and what also creates a great guest experience; • Have managed household staff, having employed domestic and maintenance personnel; • Have applied our skills in being practical problem solving with good common sense• Can use our life experiences for problem solving any unexpected events; and• Have better than basic house maintenance/gardening skills and have no fear in trying new things.

In addition to the above, we also ran a small home based business called the Healthy Home Company. One of the services was pet walking, minding and feeding in our local neighbourhood as we love animals, like to keep active, and December/January are always quiet/wind down times for our consulting work.

Both having professional backgrounds we have strengths in:• Organisation;• Communication; • Computer skills to keep in touch with owners;• Following instructions to the letter.

We like the idea of periodically emailing photos during our house-sits so that owners can get a ’pet/property fix’. Also, we can provide you with photos of our Australian home to show how we live and the standard of cleanliness we bring with us.

We will treat your home and pets with the same care and respect as you would treat it yourself and are fully committed to the code of conduct within this website, we always produce our police check and other private information to clients once an assignment has been agreed.We also aim to be as flexible as possible leaving time either side of an assignment, so if for any reason your plans change or you are delayed, rest assured your home and pets will still be looked after.

Our first priority is your pet's welfare and our most treasured feedback is when owners acknowledge that we did our very best to look after their pets as if they were our own. We believe in spending as much time as possible with your pets during our sits, we do not leave them alone for longer than is absolutely necessary.

Reviews (4)

Kate - Bangkok, Thailand

16 August - 22 August 2017

Allie and West were fantastic housesitters. The place was spotless and they handled my cats insulin injections and feeding schedule with no problem. He apparently got so comfortable he climbed into their bed at night to snuggle. I'd absolutely recommend them to anyone else looking for a great hou... + More

Allie and West were fantastic housesitters. The place was spotless and they handled my cats insulin injections and feeding schedule with no problem. He apparently got so comfortable he climbed into their bed at night to snuggle. I'd absolutely recommend them to anyone else looking for a great housesitter.

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Juliet - Fenouillet, France

09 March 2016

Allie and West looked after my home and animals for three weeks in January. They were a lovely couple, very easy to get on with and conscientious. I felt totally confident in leaving my beloved cats, chickens and sheep in their care. On my return the house was beautifully clean and tidy and Al... + More

Allie and West looked after my home and animals for three weeks in January. They were a lovely couple, very easy to get on with and conscientious. I felt totally confident in leaving my beloved cats, chickens and sheep in their care. On my return the house was beautifully clean and tidy and Allie had prepared us a wonderful curry. I have no hesitation in recommending them highly.

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Rosie - Chipping Norton, United Kingdom

20 February 2016

Allie and West came to look after Pandora and Figaro in February and the cats were immediately put at ease. They are both very calm and have a great affinity with cats. The house was really well looked after and the cats looked very happy. They were everything you could ask for in a pet/house ... + More

Allie and West came to look after Pandora and Figaro in February and the cats were immediately put at ease. They are both very calm and have a great affinity with cats. The house was really well looked after and the cats looked very happy. They were everything you could ask for in a pet/house sitter. They can come again anytime!

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About Allie & west & West

We are a responsible, reliable couple who enjoy a quiet life and are experienced international house and pet sitters. We are well accustomed to a broad range of pets, from dogs and cats through to guinea pigs, lizards, snakes, mice, kangaroos, goats, sheep, lambs (requiring a lot of bottle feeding), deer, cows, chickens, owls, rabbits, turtles, tropical fish, peacocks, finches, and parrots. We've had pets all of our lives except for a few years when renting. As we're both health buffs and keen on walking and running, we love taking pets out for long walks.

Allie's career was deeply entrenched in the corporate world, owning an Organisational Consulting firm with a large statewide contract for many years. West's career shifted from the health industry into internet marketing for the past 10 years, having worked with some of the biggest names in the field. Not too long ago we made som......

We are a responsible, reliable couple who enjoy a quiet life and are experienced international house and pet sitters. We are well accustomed to a broad range of pets, from dogs and cats through to guinea pigs, lizards, snakes, mice, kangaroos, goats, sheep, lambs (requiring a lot of bottle feeding), deer, cows, chickens, owls, rabbits, turtles, tropical fish, peacocks, finches, and parrots. We've had pets all of our lives except for a few years when renting. As we're both health buffs and keen on walking and running, we love taking pets out for long walks.

Allie's career was deeply entrenched in the corporate world, owning an Organisational Consulting firm with a large statewide contract for many years. West's career shifted from the health industry into internet marketing for the past 10 years, having worked with some of the biggest names in the field. Not too long ago we made some purposeful decisions around creating our life by design to pursue one of our areas of passion: health. We now manufacture top of the line nutraceuticals in the US with virtual staff across the world, with online distribution and marketing. We also have a number of other business interests (all virtual) enabling us to travel and work. It's great fun and as long as we have a decent internet connection we can work from anywhere. We both love travel, culture, business, animals, nature & the outdoors, health & fitness, and are foodies. Allie also loves the arts, history, gardening, cooking, and music. West is particularly passionate about tennis and golf.

We have done quite a number of recent sits not listed on our trusted house sitters timeline (through other contact/sites) including Greece (2016), Singapore (2017, our 3rd time pet sitting for this couple) and Bangkok (2 house sits so far in 2017).

Why we want to house sit

After a hectic career with a lot of work in the corporate environment, we have redesigned our lives so that our work is location independent and we take ‘mini-retirements’ when we need to recharge. We have also realised that both of us living and working from home also means we need to mix it up when we can. We do not have children, so we have focused on career, friends, family and travel.

We find as a tourist it is impossible to really get to know a place or to see anything more than the major attractions listed in the travel guide. We prefer really experiencing our new location and live like a local making unexpected discoveries, not having to rush, and chatting to the locals.

Caring for someone’s home rather than vacationing in a crowded resort that completely lacks character allows us to experience being part of a community, enabling us to relax whilst bringing the meaning to ‘home away from home’. We know it’s an absolute privilege to be entrusted with someone’s valued possessions, previous home and family fur-members and we are always respectful and never take this for granted. House sitting is incredibly fulfilling as we love animals, meeting new people, travel, adventures and helping others out.

Our experience

We have looked after a range of domestic and farm animals, including everything from farms to duplexes, houses, cottages and in a mixture of rural, isolated, and city settings.

Allie had a wonderful upbringing on a farm, handling sheep, dogs, chickens, goats, cows, and assisting with the deer farm. The girl may have left the country, but the country has not left the girl as she is resourceful, loves nature and big open spaces, appreciate country values, and adores animals or all sorts. West and Allie travel back to the family farm in rural New South Wales whenever possible to help out with shearing, drenching, crutching, fencing, lambing, bushfires…or whatever else is happening!

Being home owners (and renovators), bed and breakfast operators, and long-time rental properties owners we:• Have an understanding of the value that an owner has on their property; • Are house proud and love a clean well-kept environment• What makes a great guest and what also creates a great guest experience; • Have managed household staff, having employed domestic and maintenance personnel; • Have applied our skills in being practical problem solving with good common sense• Can use our life experiences for problem solving any unexpected events; and• Have better than basic house maintenance/gardening skills and have no fear in trying new things.

In addition to the above, we also ran a small home based business called the Healthy Home Company. One of the services was pet walking, minding and feeding in our local neighbourhood as we love animals, like to keep active, and December/January are always quiet/wind down times for our consulting work.

Both having professional backgrounds we have strengths in:• Organisation;• Communication; • Computer skills to keep in touch with owners;• Following instructions to the letter.

We like the idea of periodically emailing photos during our house-sits so that owners can get a ’pet/property fix’. Also, we can provide you with photos of our Australian home to show how we live and the standard of cleanliness we bring with us.

We will treat your home and pets with the same care and respect as you would treat it yourself and are fully committed to the code of conduct within this website, we always produce our police check and other private information to clients once an assignment has been agreed.We also aim to be as flexible as possible leaving time either side of an assignment, so if for any reason your plans change or you are delayed, rest assured your home and pets will still be looked after.

Our first priority is your pet's welfare and our most treasured feedback is when owners acknowledge that we did our very best to look after their pets as if they were our own. We believe in spending as much time as possible with your pets during our sits, we do not leave them alone for longer than is absolutely necessary.